Jazz Ensemble for Beginners

This is composer Tyler Arcari's first original chart for Jazz Ensemble, and it flat-out grooves! Your students will love playing this tune, and your audience will sure love listening to it!

This is composer Tyler Arcari's first original chart for Jazz Ensemble, and it flat-out grooves! Your students will love playing this tune, and your audience will sure love listening to it!

This is composer Tyler Arcari's first original chart for Jazz Ensemble, and it flat-out grooves! Your students will love playing this tune, and your audience will sure love listening to it!

Middle school director and jazz trumpeter Mike Kamuf offers this medium-tempo blues set over a shuffle groove. After a big full-ensemble opening, the chart moves into the infectious yet simple melody....

Middle school director and jazz trumpeter Mike Kamuf offers this medium-tempo blues set over a shuffle groove. After a big full-ensemble opening, the chart moves into the infectious yet simple melody....

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

You might recognize this chart from the book,"The Jazz Commandments," which lays out the fundamentals of articulation and phrasing in the Swing style. Recognizable, pedagogically valuable, and just a...

All young jazz musicians need to develop a sense for the blues and this chart gets them started on this essential song form. The infectious melody sets up the journey that includes solid scoring and e...

Contemporary straight-eighth Maiden Voyage feel. This chart takes up where Suspended Animation left off. Uses same two suspended chords and adds a bridge. There is space for anyone in the band to solo...

Another wonderful original by Patty Darling, The Next Chapter is a fresh, contemporary easy-to-play chart. Starting with a light rhythmic feel, this great tune settles into a happening rock groove whi...

Oh yeah, it's time for another 'chicken' flavored chart! This one is definitely funky and more accessible than previous 'chicken' charts. Lead trumpet range is only to written G on top of the staff, a...

Oh yeah, check out this happy Second Line groove played around 174 BPM. Every section gets some action plus a huge ensemble sound for the shout chorus. Lead trumpet range is to written A-flat above th...

A sequel to composer Drew Zaremba's hit "Hey! Elephant." Your students are going to love playing this tune. Get them into the feel of swinging harder and showcase their chops! The funkier the better!

A sequel to composer Drew Zaremba's hit "Hey! Elephant." Your students are going to love playing this tune. Get them into the feel of swinging harder and showcase their chops! The funkier the better!

A sequel to composer Drew Zaremba's hit "Hey! Elephant." Your students are going to love playing this tune. Get them into the feel of swinging harder and showcase their chops! The funkier the better!

A sequel to composer Drew Zaremba's hit "Hey! Elephant." Your students are going to love playing this tune. Get them into the feel of swinging harder and showcase their chops! The funkier the better!

A sequel to composer Drew Zaremba's hit "Hey! Elephant." Your students are going to love playing this tune. Get them into the feel of swinging harder and showcase their chops! The funkier the better!

Your audiences will hop, skip and jump to this infectious funky jazz-rock chart for medium easy groups. With a catchy groove, hip voicings and a strong melody, this original is sure to be a hit on any...

The classic Maynard Ferguson gospel tune in a new arrangement for young bands. Lots of fun and none of the technical problems of the original.

Based on a generic cell phone sound, this clever calypso chart sounds great around 150 BPM. Trumpet 1 range is to written G on top of the staff, and a suggested written-out solo is provided for alto 1...

Wow! This terrific chart is inspired by the iconic Clark Terry version featuring two trumpets with plungers. A swing chart played around 112 BPM with sample solos provided for tenor 1 and trumpet 2, a...

A medium-up swing played around 140 BPM, the melody is initially stated by saxes with a stop-time feel, building into optional suggested solos for trumpet 2, alto 1, tenor 1, and trombone 1 followed b...